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North Korea tests latest weapons, missiles as world focuses on Iran

KCNA said tests showed tactical ballistic missiles with cluster warheads could "reduce to ashes" targets spanning 6.5-7 hectares with high-density impact

Over 1,000 aid workers killed globally, nearly triple in past 3 years: UN

Last year alone at least 326 aid workers were recorded as killed in 21 countries

How West Asia war paralysed an Asian food giant and disrupted global supply

Vietnam, the world's No 2 rice exporter, cut production as power prices surged. Even with a temporary cease-fire in Iran, worries linger over the world's food supply

US Congress absent, Republicans mum as Trump swings on conflict with Iran

In a week in which Trump has veered from threatening to wipe out Iranian civilisation to declaring ceasefire, US Congress is out of session and lawmakers with power to declare war are in the dark

36 hours of chaos: The last-minute scramble for a ceasefire in Iran

After careening from one diplomatic extreme to another, President Trump finds himself with a fragile deal that is already showing signs of fraying

Trump admin knew about Pakistan's ceasefire post on X before it went public

Pakistan's prime minister posted a public plea on X for President Trump to extend his Tuesday evening deadline for Iran; White House was directly involved in shaping the message

FBI arrests former US military employee over alleged info leak to media

Justice Department said in a separate statement that a woman identified as Courtney Williams had been indicted on charges of disclosing classified material to 'a media outlet'

Matthew Perry death: 'Ketamine Queen' gets 15 yrs jail for supplying drugs

In September, she became the last of five co-defendants to plead guilty, admitting to one count of using her home for drug distribution

'Wasn't there when we needed': Trump slams Nato, revives Greenland push

Republican president has had a warm relationship with Rutte in the past, and the meeting came after the US and Iran late Tuesday agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of Hormuz

How China is becoming the world's most powerful opposition to US power

Like any ambitious opposition party, Beijing is pointing out the weaknesses of the incumbent while portraying itself as a steadier, more predictable partner with fresh ideas

RFK Jr announces new podcast to expose 'lies' that have made Americans sick

'The Secretary Kennedy Podcast' launches next week, featuring Kennedy in talks with doctors, scientists and HHS officials as he reshapes US health policy

Peace talks 'unreasonable' after Israeli strikes despite ceasefire: Iran

Iranian parliament speaker accused Israel of violating ceasefire conditions through continued strikes on Lebanon and said the US had breached terms by insisting Iran abandon its nuclear programme

US court rebuffs Anthropic in latest round of AI battle with Trump admin

Anthropic filed the two separate lawsuits in San Francisco and the Washington appeals court last month, asserting the Trump administration was engaging in an "unlawful campaign of retaliation"

Iran's proposal to collect toll in Hormuz risks breaching int'l trade norms

Collecting tolls in the strait would violate a basic and enduring principle of international maritime trade: freedom of peaceful navigation

Foreign Secretary Misri reviews defence, trade ties with US officials

Misri also met under secretaries Jeffrey Kessler and William Kimmitt in the Department of Commerce

Ceasefire with Iran under political compulsions: former US NSA John Bolton

A long advocate of a regime change in Iran, Bolton said if Tehran were to be left in a dominant position with control over the Strait of Hormuz, it would be a setback for the US

'President won't abide by terms if Hormuz doesn't reopen', says JD Vance

We are seeing signs that Straits are starting to reopen... The deal is a ceasefire, a negotiation -- that's what we give -- and what they give is that the Straits are going to be reopened, Vance said

US must choose ceasefire or continue war through Israel: Iran's Araghchi

White House has dismissed the inclusion of Lebanon in the temporary ceasefire agreement, backing Israel's continued military operation against Hezbollah

Worried by rising oil prices, US pushed Pak to broker ceasefire with Iran

For weeks the Trump administration was leaning on Islamabad to convince the Iranians to agree to a pause in fighting where it would reopen the Strait of Hormuz

Hormuz remains open, JD Vance to hold talks with Pak on Sat: White House

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt described the ceasefire as a "historically swift and successful military triumph," saying US operations had weakened Iran's military capabilities